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I was going to say......what are they supposed to do to accomodate every single Spurs fan? Build an arena for 5 million or whatever? WTF? That'd be really cost effective throughout the course of the year.
Even if they opened the Alamodome with twice as many seats for the Finals, people will STILL be disappointed. So it sells out in 3 minutes instead of 1.
All professional sports playoff games are expensive...that's just the market value of that product, period. I can't afford that $80,000 car I want, so I don't think it's fair that I can't just get it for $10,000? I mean, it probably only costs about $10,000 to make...and that company makes a ton of money anyway. Maybe Redd McCombs can make it happen.....
And as far as accomodating the corporate ticket holders over the everyday fan, well, regular paying customers tend to get preferential treatment pretty much everywhere you go, why would anyone expect otherwise? Because you finally want to go and can't?
I don't know how much of the thread you read...
My frustration was against a certain season ticket holder who felt en led to act derisive and condescending toward those of us who couldn't get tickets....
He questioned my devotion to the Spurs...
He questioned my priorities...
Then he accused me of financial mismanagement...
Someone told him to "take his silver spoon out of his mouth"... I think they fell short of what they really needed to tell him.
In anycase, is it the end of the world becuase I can't go to the Finals??? NO.
I still get to watch the Finals in the comfort of my own home... And as long as the Spurs win I will be a very happy camper.
As far as your car example... I just don't think that concept was implied anywhere... I am completely in favor of paying the market value of the ticket... Except none exist anymore... sold out in one minute... The problem there is that there is far more demand than supply.
But why? Because scalpers have bought extra tickets to make money off of the true fans... that's what I'm mad about... It's a padded version of stealing.
Others have mentioned that that's just the way it is, but it doesn't change the fact that the ins utionalized injustice exists.
In your case or UserUser's, who legitimately own season tickets as fans... that's great for you. You can do whatever you please with your tickets because at least we know where your devotion lies. You don't buy them with the sole purpose of making more money or with a pre-disposed intent not to watch any games.
